Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Honorary Corporal Major J. F. F. Dozin, Royal Horse Guards

1914-15 Star (1467 Musician J. F. F. Dozin. R.H. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (1467 Cpl. J. F. F. Dozin. R.H. Gds.); Defence Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (304124 C. of H. J. F. F. Dozin. R.H.G.) mounted for display together with a Somme commemorative medal, edge bruising and contact marks, fine or better (6) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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John Felix Ferdinand Dozin was born at Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, on 9 February 1893, and was a Bank messenger prior to attesting for the Corps of Household Cavalry on 10 May 1911. He was posted to the Royal Horse Guards as Trooper and Musician and served in France from 25 August 1915. He was appointed Lance-Corporal on 23 December 1915, and transferred to the Guards Machine Gun Regiment on 19 May 1918. He was appointed Acting Corporal on 18 October 1918, promoted to Corporal on 17 November 1918, and re-transferred back to the Royal Horse Guards on 5 March 1919, having returned to England. He was promoted to Band Corporal of Horse in May 1920, and to Trumpeter Corporal of Horse in February 1924. He was discharged in the rank of Honorary Corporal Major on 30 November 1929, having received his L.S. & G.C. in the previous month. He re-enlisted into the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) on 21 May 1930, and was posted to 65th (8th London) Field Brigade. He was finally discharged on 3 January 1936. In January 1939 he requested for his name to be submitted as a Candidate for H.M. Yeomen of the Guards but was denied, not having completed 21 years service in the Regular Army. He died in Worthing on 23 January 1978. Sold with copied discharge papers.